Mikey Johnston

Michael Andrew Johnston (born 19 April 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Vitória Guimarães on loan from Celtic.

Mikey Johnston
Personal information
Full name Michael Andrew Johnston[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Vitória Guimarães (on loan from Celtic)
Number 90
Youth career
2008–2017 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Celtic 51 (7)
2022– → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2017 Scotland U19 5 (3)
2018–2019 Scotland U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Celtic

He made his Celtic first-team debut on 6 May 2017, in a 4–1 victory over St Johnstone at Celtic Park.[2] Shortly after the game, the winger signed a new three-year contract with his boyhood club.[3][4]

In November 2018, Johnston signed a contract with Celtic to run until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5] In the following month, Johnston scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Motherwell.[6]

On 28 November 2019, Johnston scored in a 3–0 victory against Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais in the UEFA Europa League.[7] Johnston signed a new five-year contract with Celtic on 28 December 2019.[8]

Johnston's Celtic career has been disrupted by numerous injuries, which had seen him miss much of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 Scottish Premiership seasons. He subsequently found opportunities rare during the 2021–22 campaign with arrivals Jota, Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda ahead of Johnston in the pecking order for his position.[9][10]

During the summer of 2022 - manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Celtic would look to loan Johnston out for more regular game time, commenting that: "There's definitely a talented footballer there, but sometimes you just need a different environment to help that happen". Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège (managed by former Celtic head coach Ronny Deila) were reportedly interested in his services, along with Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.[11][12]

Vitória S.C. (loan)

On 2 September 2022, Johnston went on a season-long loan to Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães. He also signed a one year extension to his current Celtic deal prior to the move.[13] On 15 October 2022, Johnston scored his first goal and brace for Vitória S.C. in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal win against CF Canelas 2010. On 31 October 2022, Johnston scored his first league goal in a 3–2 home win against Famalicão.[14]

International career

Johnston was born in Scotland and is a youth international for Scotland.[15]

Selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[16] the team lost to Turkey in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[17] He was voted third best player[18] and selected in the Best tournament XI.[19]

Personal life

Johnston was born in Glasgow.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 January 2022[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 2016–17[23] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2017–18[24] Scottish Premiership 3010000040
2018–19[25] Scottish Premiership 14530105[lower-alpha 1]0235
2019–20[26] Scottish Premiership 11210218[lower-alpha 2]3226
2020–21[27] Scottish Premiership 100000000100
2021–22[28] Scottish Premiership 12000204[lower-alpha 3]0180
Total 51750511737811
Celtic Under-20s[lower-alpha 4] 2016–17[23] — ———1[lower-alpha 5]010
2017–18[24] — ———1[lower-alpha 6]010
Career total 51750511938011
  1. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League and four appearances and two goals in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs
  5. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  6. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Celtic

Individual

References
  1. "Michael Johnston: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. Barnes, John (6 May 2017). "Celtic 4–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. "Delight as Michael Johnston signs new three-year deal". Celtic. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. "Celtic: Youngster Michael Johnston delighted to sign new three year contract". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. "Michael Johnston: Celtic winger signs new five-year contract". BBC Sport. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Highlights: Celtic 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. "Celtic confirm top spot with Rennes win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. "Celtic: Mikey Johnston signs five-year contract extension". BBC Sport. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. Pilcher, Ross (1 September 2022). "Mikey Johnston seals Celtic exit as winger leaves on loan". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  10. "Mikey Johnston linked with move to Ronny Delia's Standard Liege". thecelticstar.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. Robertson, Euan (29 July 2022). "Mikey Johnston set for Celtic loan exit as Ange Postecoglou confirms plans". footballscotland. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. "Mikey Johnston linked with move to Ronny Delia's Standard Liege". thecelticstar.com. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  13. "Celtic ace Mikey Johnston joins Vitoria Guimarase on season-long loan". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  14. Galindo, Alan (1 November 2022). "Mikey Johnston nets Vitoria Guimaraes cracker as Celtic loan star impresses". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  15. Owen, Danny (7 August 2019). "Celtic replacing Mikey Johnston with Husein Balic is now unthinkable". HITC.
  16. "Scotland Under-21 squad announced for Toulon tournament". Scottish Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  17. "Scotland finish fourth at the Toulon tournament after shoot-out defeat to Turkey". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  18. "Festival International Espoirs 2018 : les récompenses" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  19. "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  20. "Mikey Johnston". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. "[Celtic player] Johnston, Michael". Fitbastats. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  22. Mikey Johnston at Soccerway
  23. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  24. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  25. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  26. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  27. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  28. "Games played by Mikey Johnston in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  29. "Celtic secured an eighth consecutive title in style with a convincing win away to wasteful Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  30. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  31. "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  32. "Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  33. Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts, Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 20 December 2020
  34. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  35. "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  36. "L'équipe type du Festival International Espoirs 2018" (in French). Toulon Tournament. 11 June 2018.


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